European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 18, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 gop fights Klansman turned Republic com new Orleans a the Republican part rolled out its big guns thursday president Bush and former president Reagan to keep a former Kun Klu klan Leader from being elected to the state legislature As a member of the gop. Letters touting Bush s endorsement of sex Klansman David Duke s opponent in the state House race were circulated throughout the District while radio commercials featuring Reagan s familiar voice were Broad cast throughout the Day. I can t help but Tell you of the High regard i have for one candidate in the race for the 81st District John Treen Reagan said in the radio spot for the House builder and longtime Republican. Duke 38, countered with a paid 30-minute television broadcast in which he declared that neither Bush nor Reagan knows anything about the issues in the local race. George Bush has t walked in the Irish italian Parade As i have Down Metairie Road. George Bush has t eaten at the lakefront in Bucktown Duke said. I know the people of the District not George Bush or Ronald Reagan. I respect both of those men but All i can respond is. Read my lips George Bush no new taxes and David Duke basically has the same kind of program that George Bush has  Treen 63, and Duke a firmer grand wizard of Sheku flux klan Are in a Runoff saturday to represent the nearly All White District Iii Metairie a new Orleans suburb. Duke who sought the 1988 democratic presidential nomination but registered Republican in the fall led a Field of seven candidates with 33 percent of the vote in theban. 21 primary. Treen had 19 percent. Under Louisiana s open primary system the top two vote getters in a Pri Mary regardless of party face each other in the run off if no candidate gets half the primary votes. The sea opened when Metairie s representative was elected to a judgeship. The presidential level Duke endorsements for a state House seat May have unprecedented. This is the first time for sure that Ronald Reagan has Ever done it to my knowledge for a state legislative race said state Republican party chairman Willia Nungesser. Bush and Reagan did t mention Duke in their endorsements but state and National Republican officials made it Clear that a Duke Victory would harm the party. It s As if Attila the Hun joined our party Sai Nungesser. All of a sudden Attila the Hun is a Republican candidate. I Don t believe he s changed one  he is not a Republican and should not pass himself off to be a Republican said Leslie Goodman spokeswoman for the Republican National committee in Washington. We can tolerate a lot in this party but the one thing we cannot tolerate is  it has to be political favors being called in Duke said after Treen received the presidential endorse ments. I m really tired of this. The outside interference in this race is absolutely ridiculous. It s like the establishment is closing the ranks to prevent an inde pendent from coming  Duke has been campaigning door to door this weeks publicity heated up in the race. Treen said he received the endorsement from Rea Gan after a Mutual Friend whom he would not identify asked the former president to get involved. Treen was state Campaign chairman for Bush s 1980presidential bid. His brother Dave was Louisiana governor from 1980 to 1984. The commercials were paid for by Treen s Campaign. Neither Treen nor Nungesser would say How much they Cost. Duke has disavowed the klan which he said he Leftin 1980 after being accused of Selling secret membership Rolls. He Heads a group called the National association for the advancement of White people which he says is not racist but a group seeking human rights for everybody. He is opposed to welfare and affirmative action an supports Louisiana s $75,000 Homestead tax exemption. Nailing the teacher a physical science instructor Gary Curts prone nails Down his est at Dublin High Ohio by showing no spread Over a Large area. Leaping on indents inter their teacher Are Kolin Redman fore school Columbus ground and John Orsak while  is Ottery watches at right. Utility vehicles still cars huge Tariff hike avoided Washington not the trea sury revising a customs service ruling that touched off an outcry from foreign automobile makers in january deter mined Friday most imported vans an sport Utility vehicles will continue to be classified As cars not trucks thus avoid ing a tenfold increase in their tariffs. The decision described As purely technical by Treasury officials has major implications for Trade policy. It was a Victory for foreign automakers particularly those from Japan West Germany and Britain who had persuaded their governments and lobbyists to intervene in the american Rule Mak ing process. In response to the foreign pressure Treasury Secretary Nicholas f. Brady on Jan. 12 suspended the initial custom decision that had classified the imported vehicles As trucks subjecting them to a25 percent duty instead of the 2.5 per cent that imported automobiles pay. But for Domestic automakers the decision was a defeat. They had counted on the extra Tariff Protection to Aid their sales of these vehicles. Domestic producers joined by Law makers from Auto manufacturing states were intensely critical of the action.  Riegle d-mich., called it a sur Render to foreign  sen. John c. Danforth r-mo., said the decision injures the credibility of . Trade policy promises to increase the budget deficit and undercuts Auto  although most of the vans and sport vehicles will be subject to duty As cars for safety purposes the transportation department still considers them trucks absolving them from meeting require ments for passenger cars including mini mum roof strength Side Impact Protection passive restraints headrests and High mounted Brake lights. The Treasury has decided that if sport Utility vehicles like the Suzuki Samurai and the Toyota 4runner, Are equipped with two doors they will be classified As trucks paying the 25 percent duty. If they have four doors they will reconsidered principally designed for the transport of persons the Treasury said and pay Only 2.5 percent duty. Vans like the Mazda Mph and the Mitsubishi Wagon and Van with Side windows and rear seats to accommodate at least two people will generally be classified As cars. Those vans without windows on the Side or Back a rear door or rear seats will be classified As trucks and pay 25percent duty. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today 1.8, 1949 attempting to crack Down on Kun flux klan demonstrations the Miami City commission banned the wearing of masks and burning of crosses. 30 years ago foe a feb. 18, 1959 Britain Greece and Turkey presented cypriot archbishop a Kanos with an outline of the plan they had drafted that would Grant Cyprus Independence but allow Britain to retain sovereignty of its strategic bases there. 20 years ago today. Feb. 18, 1969 speaking to an audience of Parish priests in Rome Pope Paul Vir ejected requests to allow roman Catholic prints to marry saying that priests were set aside from the life of Ordinary  10 years ago today feb. 18, 1979 radio Hanoi reported chinese forces backed by tanks fighter planes and artillery had launched an invasion of Vietnam in four Northern provinces of the country